Research Resources
Click here to use the catalog to search for books on your topic. Remember, nonfiction books' call number always starts with numbers instead of letters.
PSB subscribes to many great databases that will help you find reliable information on your topic. To take a look, click on the link with your grade level:
The Minuteman Library Network includes the Public Library of Brookline and many others. Click here to use the Minuteman catalog to search for books on your topic.
Anyone who lives in Massachusetts can get a Boston Public Library card and borrow books from the BPL. Search their catalog here.
Search Tips
When you are looking for a book on a certain topic, brainstorm some search terms that might work; it's good to have more than one. Some should be broad topics, so more specific. If your first search doesn't turn up a lot of books or database articles, try another search term.
If you see a book that looks like it could be helpful, click on the picture of the cover. Read the summary to see if it's a good match for your research.
Jot down the titles and call numbers of several books that look like they could be helpful before you go to the shelves. Often books on the same topic are next to each other on the shelf, because nonfiction books are organized by subject.